Clinical Research Coordinators

Most exposed tasks

Highest structured exposure values in this role’s task mix — the work AI systems can already do most of.

• Assess eligibility of potential subjects through methods such as screening interviews, reviews of medical records, or discussions with physicians and nurses.88
• Contact outside health care providers and communicate with subjects to obtain follow-up information.81
• Perform specific protocol procedures such as interviewing subjects, taking vital signs, and performing electrocardiograms.77

Augmentable tasks

Work where AI assists rather than replaces — the productivity frontier of this role.

• Prepare for or participate in quality assurance audits conducted by study sponsors, federal agencies, or specially designated review groups.59
• Instruct research staff in scientific and procedural aspects of studies including standards of care, informed consent procedures, or documentation procedures.54
• Collaborate with investigators to prepare presentations or reports of clinical study procedures, results, and conclusions.40

Most durable tasks

Lowest exposure — typically judgment, relationships, physical presence, or accountability. This is the human moat.

The current data release does not distinguish durable tasks for this role.

Task exposure values and classifications come from the versioned data release — they are structured data, not model output. Bars show exposure contribution relative to this role’s task mix.

What this means

A score of 66 puts Clinical Research Coordinators in the most-exposed quarter of analyzed occupations. In practice, exposure this high is about the mix: 17 of 20 analyzed tasks lean automatable, 3 augmentable, and 0 durable. The useful question isn’t “will AI take this job” — it’s which tasks go first, which get faster, and where to reposition time. That’s what the personalized report maps against your actual week.

One next move: audit how much of your week sits in the exposed tasks above — then shift time toward the durable set or investigate the adjacent roles below.

Lower-exposure adjacent roles

Shown only when the target is at least 10 points lower under the same score version and skill overlap is at least 50%. These are adjacent roles with lower task exposure — not guaranteed “safe careers”.

Labor-market context

• $167,220median wage
• 108,690employed
• 8,500annual openings
• +3.7%projected growth

Context only — labor statistics are not inputs to the exposure score. See methodology.

Related roles

Adjacent by skills or family — no exposure claim implied.

• Clinical Data Managers 78
• Health Informatics Specialists 76
• Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 35
• Medical and Health Services Managers 66
• Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 67
• Natural Sciences Managers 50

FAQ — Clinical Research Coordinators

What does a score of 66 mean for a Clinical Research Coordinators?

It means that, weighted across the 20 tasks we analyzed for this role, the task mix sits at 66 on a 0–100 exposure scale — in the most-exposed quarter of analyzed occupations. It measures task exposure to current and near-term AI capabilities, not the probability of losing a job.

Which tasks in this role are most exposed to AI?

The highest-exposure tasks are: Assess eligibility of potential subjects through methods such as screening interviews, reviews of medical records, or discussions with physicians and nurses; Contact outside health care providers and communicate with subjects to obtain follow-up information; Perform specific protocol procedures such as interviewing subjects, taking vital signs, and performing electrocardiograms. Exposure is scored per task from structured data, not generated by a language model.

Which parts of this job are most durable?

The current data release does not distinguish durable tasks for this role.

Is this score personalized to me?

No — this page shows the occupation-level baseline. Two people with the same title often do different work. The $9 personalized report recalculates the score from the tasks you actually do and builds a concrete 7/30/90-day plan around them.